Comparison

Tsukemono vs Nuka Diary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tsukemono

This app helps you track homemade pickles and ferments with a smart timer and journal. It suggests pickling times, alerts you before items are over-pickled, and learns your preferences over time. Review past batches to replicate successful ferments.

Highlights
  • Smart pickling time suggestions
  • Color-coded status at a glance
  • Alerts for readiness and over-pickling
  • Pickling journal with ratings and notes
  • Personalized time learning
  • One-tap repeat of past batches
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Tsukemono is a timer and journal for homemade pickles and ferments, inspired by Japanese tsukemono. SOUND FAMILIAR? - You forgot a cucumber in the nuka bed and it turned far too salty - Your quick pickles were never quite ready, or ready hours ago - You can't remember how long the last good batch took Tsukemono takes care of all of it. KEY FEATURES Start in seconds Choose an ingredient and a pickling method. Tsukemono suggests a time based on the ingredient, the method and where you keep it (fridge or room temperature). Cucumber, eggplant, daikon, carrot and other staples are built in. Status at a glance Every jar is color-coded as Pickling, Almost ready, Ready or Over-pickled, so you always know what to take out first. Alerts before it's too late Get notified when a pickle is ready, and again if it has been left in too long. Set quiet hours so nothing buzzes in the middle of the night. Pickling journal When you take something out, rate it and note how salty and sour it was. Look back through your history to repeat a great batch, and filter by method, storage or rating. Learns your taste Tsukemono learns the times you prefer and suggests them next time. The more you use it, the closer it gets to your taste. One-tap repeat Start the same pickle again with a single tap from your history. Widgets See how long until your pickles are ready without opening the app. Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets plus three Lock Screen styles. The widget shows the pickle closest to ready. SUPPORTED METHODS Nuka (rice bran pickles) / Quick pickles / Vinegar pickles / Salt pickles / Other PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) - All widget sizes (free: small Home Screen and inline Lock Screen only) - Unlimited active pickles (free: up to 3) - No ads - Advanced notification settings (an alert shortly before ready, and when to send the over-pickled alert) Your pickle records stay on your device. No account required.

About

Nuka Diary

Features
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A rice bran bed rewards the hands that tend it. The hard part isn't the stirring — it's remembering whether you already did. Nuka Diary takes the remembering off your plate. OPEN IT, TAP ONCE One big button. Press it and today is logged. Your streak grows, so tomorrow you'll want to keep it going. In high summer the app quietly switches to a morning-and-evening rhythm; in winter it eases off. The pace follows the season so you only ever have to press the button. WHEN SOMETHING SEEMS OFF "It smells like paint thinner." "There's a white film on top." "It's gone too sour." Pick what matches and you get the cause, then the fix, step by numbered step. - why it happened - exactly what to do about it - whether it can wait or needs attention now Fourteen problems covered, including how to tell harmless white film from real mould. Knowing you don't have to throw it out is worth a lot on its own. CATCH THE RIGHT MOMENT How long for cucumber? For daikon? Does the fridge really double it? Twenty-four vegetables with their own timings, calculated from where you keep the bed (room temperature, a cool spot, or the fridge) and the time of year. You get a notification when it's ready. Rate each batch as you take it out — too shallow, just right — and the timing shifts toward how you actually like it. The longer you use it, the more it becomes yours. GO AWAY WITHOUT WORRYING Tell it how long you'll be gone and you get a checklist for before you leave and another for when you're back. Reminders pause while you're away. ALSO INSIDE - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with the countdown at a glance - Photos attached to records, so you can compare how it looked over time - iCloud sync, so your history survives a new phone - Works for shio koji, miso, kimchi, sauerkraut and more — eleven ferments in all - A guide covering how to start a bed, salt levels, and building umami - Japanese and English It's something you open every day, so it stays out of your way. A weekly plan is available if you'd rather have no ads at all. As long as your bed is alive, this app has a job to do. NO ADS PLAN (AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION) - Name: No Ads Weekly - Length and price: renews every week / $0.99 (price varies by region) - Renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends - Manage or cancel any time in iPhone Settings, your Apple Account, Subscriptions Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://tatsu456.github.io/nukadoko-diary/privacy.html

Screenshots

Tsukemono4 screens
Nuka Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tsukemono and Nuka Diary are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tsukemono sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nuka Diary sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tsukemono versus Nuka Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTsukemonoNuka Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYajima ShunnosukeTAKAYUKI TAKEMOTO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tsukemono

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
1 purchases

Nuka Diary

Subscriptions1
  • No Ads (Weekly)$0.997 Days

Questions

Is Tsukemono free?
Tsukemono is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nuka Diary free?
Nuka Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tsukemono or Nuka Diary have ads?
Both Tsukemono and Nuka Diary show ads.

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